Overview
- UP Warriorz promoted Harleen Deol to open and moved Kiran Navgire to No. 4 to counter expected new-ball movement against RCB.
- Deol managed 11 off 14 balls with nine dot deliveries before falling to Lauren Bell, setting the tone for early struggles.
- Following Navgire’s dismissal, UP Warriorz collapsed to 50 for 5 after losing four wickets for 11 runs in the middle overs.
- Deepti Sharma and Deandra Dottin rebuilt with an unbeaten stand that lifted the total to 143 for 5.
- Abhishek Nayar defended a flexible, opposition-driven top three but accepted the call did not work, as the team now prepares to face Delhi Capitals in Navi Mumbai seeking a first win.